Patents by Inventor Darryll B. Whitfield

Darryll B. Whitfield has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus that provides a reusable voice path in addition to release link functionality for use with a platform having a voice activated front end
    Patent number: 6947527
    Abstract: A system access module and method of enabling a communication session for use with a platform having a voice activated front-end and associated with a telecommunications central office switch. In one embodiment, the system access module includes a call coordinator, coupled to the platform and said telecommunications central office switch, configured to establish, and later release, a voice command link between the voice integrated platform and a remote device. The call coordinator is further configured to direct the telecommunications central office switch to establish a voice communication path associated with the remote device employing the platform. The system access module also includes a call manager, coupled to the call coordinator, configured to allow reuse of at least a portion of the voice communication path as directed by the remote device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Preferred Voice, Inc.
    Inventors: Bobby R. Clark, Jr., G. Raymond Miller, Darryll B. Whitfield, Robert R. Williams
  • Method and apparatus that provides a reusable voice path in addition to release link functionality for use with a platform having a voice activated front end
    Publication number: 20030210769
    Abstract: A system access module and method of enabling a communication session for use with a platform having a voice activated front-end and associated with a telecommunications central office switch. In one embodiment, the system access module includes a call coordinator, coupled to the platform and said telecommunications central office switch, configured to establish, and later release, a voice command link between the voice integrated platform and a remote device. The call coordinator is further configured to direct the telecommunications central office switch to establish a voice communication path associated with the remote device employing the platform. The system access module also includes a call manager, coupled to the call coordinator, configured to allow reuse of at least a portion of the voice communication path as directed by the remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: Preferred Voice, Inc.
    Inventors: Bobby R. Clark, G. Raymond Miller, Darryll B. Whitfield, Robert R. Williams